http://finalemusic.com/finale/system-requirements.aspx
I think 256 Megs of Ram means free Ram. Why are we complaining about
this? Just go and get some ram. You spent $99 on the upgrade, why not
splurge for a stick of 512Megs? I'm going to assume you have an older
system, and Ram for those is cheap.
James Gilbert wrote:
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, dhbailey wrote:
Then there is the ram that the OS uses simply to run. So there won't be
256MB of free ram when installation comes around, and there may be such
a small portion available that the installer simply won't run.
The MakeMusic site says NOTHING about FREE memory, only that your system
should have 256meg installed. I wouldn't of wasted my money to upgrade if
it needs 256M of "free" memory. (Along those lines, I can't justify
spending more money to upgrade my computer just for this program. Finale
2006 works well enough). I have plenty of programs that require 256M
system memory that run just fine (and as fast as any computer I've used).
I still want to know why a notation program has to use SOOO much memory to
notate music. (I can understand why playback or GPO or the like might need
a lot more, but why can't those be loaded in only if needed instead of
bloating the whole software? It seems like bad programming). Oh, my sound
and video card are separate from the system RAM.
James Gilbert
www.jamesgilbertmusic.com
"640K ought to be enough for anybody. (Bill Gates, 1981)"
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